The Sun. — London, England, 1864-03-07 00:00:00

ONEY MARKETI AND COMAIERCI.9I INTELLIGENCE. CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. Iu the general discount market there is a fair demand for accommodation, and owing to the better feeling regarding the future, brokers are willing to neptiate first class thrco months' bills at 51 per cent. About £16,000 in gold was taken into the Bank on Saturday. The China, from America, has arrived with £41,700. The failure MS announced on Saturday of Messrs. E. Yeomans and San, gunmakers, but their liabili ties are tilt supposed to be very large. Edward Smith, Esq., M.D., F.R.S., has joined the board of the City Mercantile Club and Dining Hall Company (Limited.) A new monetary institution, entitled the Albion Bank, has been brought forward with a capital of £1,000,000, the first issue to consist of 10,000 shares of ..€5O each. This establishment is specially de signed to meet the requirements of the business connected with the agricultural and cattle markets of the metropolis, and offices will be accordingly instituted in the city, at Smithfield, and near the Caledonian road. The operations of parties en gaged in transactions with these various markets are said to represent about twenty millions sterling per annum, and to be mostly in the hands of private firms. Provisional arrangements have been made whereby an estab lished connection, under competent and experienced management, will be obtained, and a profitable re turn from the first year's negotiations are confi dently anticipated. Allusion is made in the pro spectus to the successful career of the other new joint-stock banks, and as a large and powerful support has been promised, the directors appear Warranted to anticipate similar results. The London and Liverpool Hotel Company is before the public with a capital of £120,000 in 6,000 shares of £2O each. The directory is of a highly respectable character, and the intention of the promoters is to purchase the Washington Hotel, in Liverpool, recently erected there, with all its appurtenances, of stock-in-trade, furniture, itc., with a view to co-operation with similar establishments in London, Manches- ter, and other towns of the United Kingdom as well as in America. The ice-wells included in the purchase-money will, it is said, alone secure a 2 :, good dividend on the capital invested. The hotel si is well situated, being adjacent to the principal rail- ; way station of the town, contains about two hun- dred rooms, and deeigned and fitted up on the mode of the great American and Continental institutions, Arrangements have been made for the transfer of the business at once, and consequently immediate returns may be expected. Two o'CLocK, A fall of nearly 7 4 per cent. has taken place to day in the market for the English funds, in con sequence of an uneasy feeling with regard to foreign politics. Sales have been pressed to some extent, and the other markets also exhibit heaviness. Con. cols for transfer and the Bth inst. are about 91, and for the April settlement 911. The New Threes and Reduced Annuities are 89Z Z, and Indian 5 per Cents. 1041 . A decline of an important character has taken place in the Foreign Market upon a pressure of speculative sales. Turkish 6 per Cents., 1862, are 681 69; do! Consolides, have dropped to 491, 50; Mexican, 11, to 421 43 ; Greek, 1 to 21f 22 ; the Coupons, I, to 101 2 ; Spanish Passive, I-, to 341 !; do. Certificates, to 131 a ; and the Confederate Loan is 45 47. The operations in the Railway Share Market have been moderately active, but prices have generally shown less firmness. Great Esstern, Lancashire and Yorkshire, and North Western have eaoh de'. clined -1- ; Metropolitan, 1 ; Great Northern A Stock, I ; and Great Western, 1. In the Foreign and Colonial undertakings con tinue inactive, at about former rates. Bank and Miscellaneous shares are dull, without any material change to record as regards values. Queensland Sheep Company Investment are quoted 1 to l prem.; Credit Foncier of Great Britain, 11,- to 21 prem. ; Financial Corporation, 2 to 21 prem. ; Bristol Indigo Blue and Black Lead Company, prom.; and South Eastern Banking Company, 1 to 1 prem. BRITISH FUNDS—.ONE O'CLOCK. GOTERNMENT FUNDS. 3 per Cent. Consols Ditto Account, March 5 916 1 3 per Cent. Reduced New 3 per Cent. B9l 1 Annuities, 30 yrs, expire ioth Jan., 1880 — Ditto for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885 — Ditto 3 per Cent., 1859 Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 2! & 3 per Cent —die Ditto £SOO Bank England Stk, 4i per Ct., last hf.-yr, INDUN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Endia Stock, 101 per Cent., April 1874 Ditto Account Ditto 5 per Cent. July, 1870 Ditto Account.... Ditto 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 — Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent — Ditto 5 per Cent,, Jan. 1872 .. Ditto 51 per Cent., May, 1879 — Ditto:Debentures, 4 per Ct., April 1861 —. Ditto ditto Aug., 1866 Ditto 13onds£1,000 _ . Ditto under £1,000.. FOREIGN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. 6..astrian Bonds, 5 per Cent Ditto 1859 drazilian 5 per Cent Ditto, 1839 and 1859 ..... Ditto 411 per Cent., 1852-58-60 - Ditto 1863 B7i Ditto Scrip, £55 paid Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent.... — Ditto Account — Ditto 2 per Cent. — Ditto Account Ditto Deferred — l'uba, 6 per Cent. .11illan 6 per Cent — Ditto 41 pet Cent — 3olombian 6 Scrip £BO pd )anish 3 per Cent., 1825 ?.quador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent — ggyptian 7 per Cent.. lOO Ditto, Second Issue lreak 5 per Cent., 1824-5, ox-Coupons — Ditto Account Ditto Coupons — Ditto Account iuntemala 5 per Cent. talian 5 per Cent. (Maremmana Railway) lexican 3 per Cent Ditto Account 441 i 3i loorish Imperial 5 per Cent iew Granada few 2} per Cent. Jan. 1391 'eruvian 41 per Cent — Ditto Account — Ditto 3 per Cent. Ditto 41 per Cent., 1562 Ditto Account Ditto 11 per Cent gedmontese, 5 per Cent., Ex. 25f — Ditto Scrip (1863) £42 Se. 3d. paid — pm 'ortmeuese 3 per Cent., 1853 Ditto Account.. — Ditto 3 per Cent 1856 '7 '9 '6O, 62,'3 D itto Account " ' ' ' t 1.): 5 per Cent., 1822, £St — -;1• 0 41 per Cent 1850 1 ; e 150 5 per Cent, 1862 ,"ila, 4 per Cent ar " i nian . ee l) per Cent Dit , to t. 4. punt banish 3 p er Di tto ,_ Cent Newnt Ditto - n ef — .erred uDiitttt:: F A :I. M° , i 'in ve t Ditto Account .................... — panish Cert. of C 0,2 •• • .waded . ! I, not funded Ditto Account...... arkish 6 per Cent. 1864 Ditto Account 'Ditto6 per Cent. 1858 .... Ditto Aeenunt ....... .. ..... Ditto £lOO Bonds ................ 68t Ditto 6 per Cent. 1862 ..... . ........ 69 1 ......... 68k Ditto Account .................. .. 69i r Ditto, £l6O Bonds Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent...,.. . o n enezuela 3 per Cent. Ditto Account Ditto 6 per Cent., 1862 Ditto Account s9} Dividends on the abovo payable in Load , u. ustrian, 5 per Cent.. Ex. 10 Florins. iigian 4 per Cent. ) Ex. 2.5 f. Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates 'itch, 2f per Cent., Ex. 12 Guildors • • RI Ditto ian, 5 A per Cent., 1361, Ex. 25 francs ccou nt !ruyian Dollar Bonds, 41 per Ct. Ex. 45. TWO 0' CLOVE. . _ . _ tsols Molloy Ditto Aprildecounr o is irotir4,. Mt 91: SHARE MARKETS,--This day, Share Railway& I Paid. 15 • 14 . 1 131 r.• `Vol., and Str. Val. 25 Blythe and Tyne. 10 Bost.,Sleati.,andMid.Co at Bristol and Exeter at Caledonian 50 Cork and Bandon 20 Cornwall 10 Do AJ A g.ets no div 10 Do. B till (lp e.p tt been paid to B. 50 Dublin & Behest June. 25 I Dun„Perth,&Ab. Juno. at 'Edinburgh & Glasgow. at IGlasg. and S. Western. , at Great Eastern, Ord. atk at Ditto A stock at Ditto East Anglian sl at iGrcattiorthot Scotland et 'Great Northern at Do A stock at Do B do at "Gt. e. an IW. of Irelatu st ;Great Western .... •• • • at Do Str Yeigua. stock St Lerunshite & Yorkshire at London and Blackwall at Lon., Bright.,& S. Coast at Lon., Chat., and Dover at Lon. & North Western at Lon. & Ser.th Western at Man., Shef., & Lincoln. 60 Maryport and Carlisle. 124 Do # shares.. at Metropolitan et Midland Do New at Do Birming. & Derby 1 60 Mid. Gt. W. of Ireland 25 Do. 4 shares 25 Mid Kert 10 Do Cray Line at North British at Edin., Perth, & Dundee 11 at Nth. Eastern—Berwick 11 25 Do, G.N.E. purchase 16. st Do Leeds ll at Do York et Do Carlisle 1( at INarth London I 10 Do New 0 .16.4 North Staffordshire 10 iN. and S. W. Junction a et Scottish Central et Scot N. E., Aber. stock 1C at Do Soot. Mid. stock IC 10 Shrews. and Welolipoo a et Shropshire Union at ;South Delon lO at 'South Eastern at South Wales st 'S. York. and River Dun 10 20 16taines,Wok.,andWok al Stockton & Datlington al 25 Do 25 Do New, 1856 st Taff Vale. 10 Do B 10 Do C 50 Ulster 25 Do 2.10 Do st Vale of Neath st Victoria eta. and Pim st Waterford d; Kilkenny at West Cornwall st W. Hartlepool Har.dat st West Midland -Oxford , st Do Newport st Do Hereford 8 8 Si 9 83 65 120 121 _ - 6 7 F 6 38 16 17 941 951 107 109 97 '8 47 49 7 8 116 128 128 130 132 !3f 95 97 621 G3i 1(0k 109 6:1 71 104 104 3? 4 1 1071 108 i 99 1 00 51 52 107& 10S 126 126, 96 9S 631 1 64i 24 t 6 1011 102 sri 57 ! 89. 12! 127 1 2 774 781 lel ill 123 126 4• 44 98 100 63i 241 34 26 90} 61 100 102 di 91 37 38 9 10 ( 7 8 p 10 165 5 6 t 3 3# pl - ^PI 91 91 92 li 22 24 ORDINARY SHARES AND STOOKS. Closing i Business Price. done. _ ___ 47i i 631 3 1091 .071 a 7 .03 LO7l L 20.1 101 1001 )01 i 90 BRITISH PO Hallways )0 A,tlantie &St I.awrenek al • j llom.,Barodaet.Cent Ind 1 , •t Gu. 6 per cent... W Do. New W Do. E. 5hare5......... !Oi Buffalo and Lakeliuron al l 0 Do. Preteronoe ...... al 100 Buflalo,Brant,&Godrich lois p. ot. bds. Aug. 1, 1572 LOO Do. do. July 1, 187:, 10( 100 Do. do. June 1, 1671 10( et Clcutta.&S.Eastn. (Doi, 10( et Cape Town Dock Scril 10( Lock Eastn. Bengal gu. 6p. c 10C Pck East Indian. gu. 5 p. c. 10( 20 Do. do. G Ext..... 15 ► Do. do. H do. .. L fir Grand "trunk of Canada /u, Do. Ist Pref. Bonds.. al Do. do. deferred...... al Do. 2d Pref. Bonds.. al Do. do. deferred...... al Do. 3d I', ef. stock al Do. do. deferred.-- al Do. 4th I'ref. stock...l Al I Do. do. deferred...... 61 ric GLlndiaPenin.gus.sp.o 101 Do. New gua. sp. 0... 1' Do. January, 1882 lok IGt. South.of !iailia(Lim guaranteed 5 per cent. 10e at. W. of Canada Sharer a, Me Do. New .... I )0 Do. 6 p.c. '73 with't opt *1 )0 Do. 5i p. a. do. '77-8 al 10 Indian Branch Limited NA Madras. guar., 5 p. o. 101 )ck Do. p. o. Extension 101 )ck Dc. 4* do 10 : 0 Do. Fifth Extension )ck Melb.Corp. 6p. o. Bnds 10 O Melb. & Hobson's Bay al O Do. 7p. c. rdortg. Bds al O NewßrurswicksCands Class A and B. N. Itl.C'das pa lst bdsi 1 1 DCA Seinde • • ock Do. Delhi 10 I Do. do • • c I 0' Do. Punjaub .... Do. Do. ........ k Do. Indus. St. Flo. COLONIAL GOITER. SESSIONS. Closing Price: 11 59 E 1 100 103} 101 8 I) 1 P 7i p 1 ti 5f 5i 11 7a 8J 101 103 103 105 1051 106; 1(4 105 f P P 19i 20& 73 75 5/ 61 06 63 50 f 3 49 61 3i 42 26 28 22 C 5 1031 /041 1 DO IC3 104 11 9i 10 18 11 10i4 ll 92 94 11 85 87 10 2 p 1i.)21 163; )0 97 99 10 92 96 2 - - .1 166 68 - - Il 8 6 100 82 M 100 103 104 00 1021 103 3 1 2 all 1021 103 j 00 100 198 103 MENT SECURITIES. Can. Gov. 6 p.c.J &Jul) —1877-8 i Do. 6p. c. Feb. Aug 1C Do. 6p. o. Mar. & Sept. IC Do. I. p. o. J al:1.80111y. IC Do. 5 Inscribed stock 10 Cape G.Hope, d p 0,187 S 10 Do.Ap 4;00. 1880 10 - I Do. 18 90 10 'Do. Jan. & July, 1891 10 Ceylon, N0v.1878, 6p c 10 Mauritius 6 per cent 10( Natal Gov. 6 per cont 10 N.II.Gov. pm. aJtJuly 10 Do. 6p. c.Ap. & Oct. 10 N. S.W . Gov. 5 p :OSA 10 1 Du. sp. c.,lBii to 173( 101 - Do. d0.,1888 &upwdz 101 - INew Zealand 6 p cent. 101 Soya Scotia Gov. 6p. c. I sterling, 1875 10( Queensland Gcv. 6p. 0 10( ia.Aus G6p.c.1878.dt up 10( ,Vic. Gov. 6 p.c. JaAJuly 10C Do, io 6 p.0.410.8:006.. lOC BRITISH 2 Cambrian Consol. Gold 1 - ulifford A m algamated ) - Devon G. Con.. rravist )1 - East Bassett (Illogan) 3( - East Clog - au Gold Ltd - - East Caradon l.l - East Carn Brea I 3.1 - (Tavistk , B.t - Gam. St.Aubyn(Gwen , 51 - ,'Treat South Tolgus I - , (I. Wheal Vor(Ilelston; - - 'Henri's-loot - I tlingston Downs 4 .1 - Lady Bertha - Margaret (Uny Lelant - Marke Valley.. Myndy Iron Oro (Lim : 2 - New Setun l, • North Downs 2l Baseetallo_ran ILL • North Wheal Crotty 2.0.9 • l'ar Consols (St. Blaze) • ,Providenoe(Uny Lelnt., 10. • ISouthCaradon(St Cleer 1, • IS. Cam Brea (Illogan) - • I • , ,.Wheal Fran. (Mogan 18.. - Stray Park 30 - tamarSilvA Lead Alin ' • fin Croft West Basset (11102 - an)..i I W C: radon (Llskeard'i 5 West Soton Wheal Basset (Mogan 5 1 Wheal Bulleratedruth, 1( Wheal Kitty (I.T.Lelant) 2.0 WhealLudtott Wheal MaryAnn , ,:den ) 8 Wheal Beton . . 5! Wheal Trelawney (Lis.) 7 %I heal Union PREFERENCE SHARES. Great Eastern, E. Counties. Ext. No. 1, 109 Ditto, 6 per cent. pf., 122 Great 1 , orthern, 5 per cent., red. at 10 - per cent. pm., 110 Great Eastern, E. Anglian, 6 per cent A stock. 1051 Lancashire and Yorkshire 6 per cent. stock. 136 Manchester, Sheffield. and Lincoln, 0 per cent.. Ditto, £O, 411 PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. Great Eastern, ti per cent., pf.. 101 i Kent Coast, 0 per cent. pref. B, 94 North British (Edin., Perth, and Dundee) 4 per cent., 80} LINES LEASED Al' FIXED RENTALS. London and Chatham, 41 per Cent., 911 Nottingham and Grantham R. & C, 941 Wilts and Somerset, 911 FOREIGN RAILWAY& Antwerp and Rotterdam, 9 Bahia and San Francisco (lim.) gua. 7 per cent., 171 Great Luxembourg, 14 Namur and Liege gua. 14f. per annum, HI Recite and San Francisco (Urn.), gua. 7 per cent., 171 Turin and Savona, Ditto (ad), 211 FOREIGN MINER. Cape Copper, lira., 10 Don Pedro, Nor, h Del Rey, 1 I Yudanamutana of S. Australia, 11m., 31 .JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Alliance Bank of Lon am and Liverpool (lira.), 471 $ Bank of Queensland (lira), 15 Chartered Bank of India, Australia, and China, 44f City,' 116 Colonial, liar., 411 Consolidated Bank, BM., 10} East London, lira., 71 English and Irish (lira.), 1 2 English and Swedish, lira., 71 Hindustan, thina, and Japan (lirn.), Ditto, new, issued at 2 pm, 81 Imperial Bank (11m.), 261 7 Imperial Ottoman, 18i 18 Land Mortgage Bank of India, lira., 31 London, Buenos Ayres, and River Plate, Ditto, new, 51 London Chartered Bank of Australia, 261 i London and South African, 276 London and South Americ an ,B in. , 91 Scinde, Punt i 1 Delhi, lien7l DOCKS. East and West inclla, 1401 London, 73 II St. Katharine, 701 MISCELLANEOUS. An,lo-Mexican Mint, 20 Berlin Water Works, lim., 0 Ceylon Company, 10i Contract Corporation. lim., 6 1 6 English and Australian Copper, If Gen. Credit and linanCe of London, Jim., 71 Hudson's Bay, IS I International Financial Society, 12f Italian irrigation (Canal Cavour), Ditto, per cent. Bonds, redem. 1870, issued 90, SO .Joint•stock Discount, Laud Securities, lim., 44 London Milan:dal ASSOCIatiOII, linl., 25j Peninsula and Oriental SWAM, SO Ditto, new, 98} Royal Mail 6team South A fric a n Mot:tcrame and Investment. Thames and'Mersey'3farine (Insurance), lint., 13,1 Uni versal Marine (Insurance), V " Dienien's Land, 10j 101 103 NO 102 99 101 thl 81 11P 9t 90 100 99 10) 99 100 HS 110 [O4 106 10$ 11l 10 111 INES. id 3S A 6 1 67 0 680 10 65 70 4.6 306 316 4.0 7 76 ).0 41 4f 81 10 11 76 4 48 0 33 85 [6.6 6 61 12 45 37 !8.0 4 41 3.6 ft 6 f 17 19 1.0 01 7 4 It t d 91 8) 96 11 2 2 21 .6.7 44 ,f 440 41.1 155 7.6 23 20 20i 11 12 21 23 ,4 83 86 4 1:•5 195 10 E7} 92i 0.6 34 37 .o.ti 21 3 14i ,81 175 13 i 185 , 2 211 17 21 21 )0 'lO6 /0 108 )0 110 10 108 Po 111 0 106 10 ltB PO 101 Business don( 111 10) (J t, LONDON, MONDAY EVRNING, MARCH 7, 1864. MARKETS—This Day. MARK-LANE. The country markets held on Saturday were dull for wheat. Selected parcels changed hands at about previous 1 rates, but damp pro.luce was only saleable in most instances at lower prices. For spring corn the demand was in a sluggish state, and the quotations had a drooping tendenoy. Flour moved off slowly on former terms. The New York market continues dull both for wheat and flour, and a further reduction has taken place in prices. Shipments of flour continue to be made from French ports to this country. Moderate supplies of English grain were received up to our market last week. The irnprts from abroad amounted to 6,214 quarters of wheat, 5,300 barley, 9,140 oats, 685 tares, 14,457 linseed, 6,281 oilseeds, 1,916 sacks, and 368 barrels of flour. Fresh up to our market, to-day, the arrivals of wheat were very moderate, but there was an increased and moder ately extensive show of samples on the Kentish stands. The produce, almost generally, was affected by the pre vailing damp weather ; nevertheless, even dry samples met a dull inquiry, and they could only be disposed of by sub mitting to a decline in prices from Monday last of is per quarter. At this reduction a portion of the supply•found buyers, but there was a considerable number of samples left unsold at the close of business. The show of samples of foreign wheat on the stands was moderate. Notwithstanding the recent small importations the transactions in all descriptions were of very moderate extent, and almost generally of a retail character, at Mon day's prices to is per quarter decline. Floating cargoes of grain moved off slowly at barely late rates. Maize, however, afloat from the Black Sea and Sea of Azoff, was in request, at extreme quotations. There was a fair average supply of barley on the stands. Good and fine malting qualities—the supply of which on offer was small—changed hands at full prices ; otherwise, the barley trade was very dull, and the quotations had a drooping tendency. In malt a very moderate business has been transacted, yet previous quotations were supported. The market was well supplied with English, Pcotch, and Irish oats, but the show of foreign parcels on offer was very moderate. For all qualities the trade was very dull, and prices ruled in some instances in favour of buyers to the extent of 6d per quarter. There was a moderate supply of beans on the stands. Masagans changed hands more freely at the late decline in prices. and the trade for other descriptions was on the whole steady, but far from active, at previous quotations, Peas moved off slowly at late rates. The show of samples was moderate. For flour the trade was in a sluggish state, yet no ma. terial chango took place in prices. CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE, Wheat—Essex and Kent, red, 1863, per qr 39s to 425 Ditto, old —B —s Ditto, white, 1863 42s 485 Ditto, old —B —a Norfolk and Lincoln, red, old —3 —5 Ditto, 1863 Talavera, Rye— Barley—Grinding Malting 2ss 38s Malt—Suffolk and Norfolk 6os 663 Brown Kingstown and Ware 6os 66s Chevalier 66s 68. Oats —Yorkshire and Lincolnsh., Feeding lB5 23s Potato Youghal and Cork, black 155 234 Cork, white Scotch, Feeding l9s 23s Beans—Tick Pigeons, Peas—Grey . 3os 31, Maple White 361 38. Boilers Flour—Town-made, per 2801 b Suffolk 2Bs 308 Stockton and Norfolk 27s 295 American, par barrel l9s 271 METROPOLITAN CATTLE. For the time of year, the supply of foreign stock on offer in our market to-day was tolerably extensive, and in fair condition. Sales progressed slowly, at about previous quo tations, From our own grazing districts, the arrivals of beasts fresh up were moderately good. The Scots came to hand in prime condition, but the quality of other breeds was by no means first-rate. The beef trade was in a very inactive state, at last Monday's decline in the quotations. The top figure for Scots and crosses was be, but heavy bullocks changed hands at 48 10d, and even 48 8d per 81bs. Prime short horns realised 48 8d per 81b8. The arrivals from Norfolk, Suffolk,Eesex, and Cambridge shire amounted to 2,200 Scots, crosses, and short horns; from other parts of England, 700 various breeds ; from Scotland, 238 Scots and crosses; and from Ireland 130 oxen and heifers. We were tolerably well supplied with sheep, the quality of which was good. Prime Downs and half• breds, fn the wool, sold steadily, at about last week's prices, the top quo tation being 6s per 81bs—otherwise the mutton trade was dull, and the currencies had a drooping tendency. Downs and half. breds, out of the wool, sold at from 4s 10d to 5s per 81bs. Lambs, the supply of which was only moderate, were a dull inquiry, at from Ga 83 to 7s 4d per 81bs. Very few calves were on offer, yet the veal trade WAS dull at Thursday's currency. Top price 5s per Blbs. In pigs very little was doing, on former terms. TOTAL SUPPLY. FOREIGN SUPPLY. Beasts Cows — Sheep and lambs .... 1,870 Sheep Calves ... 138 Pigs Pigs 290 Per Blbs.to sink tho offal. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. Crse. &inf. beasts 3 6 3 10 Primecrs-wool d 0.5 4 5 8 Second quality do. 4 0 4 4 Peae.S'thdowndo.s 10 6 0 Prime large oxen 4 6 4 8 Large orse. calve. 4 0 4 8 Prime Scots, &c. 4 10 6 0 Prime small do 4 10 5 Crse. & inf. sheep 3 10 4 4 Large hogs 3 6 4 0 Second qualityslo. 4 6 6 2 Small porkers 4 2 4 6 . _ Suckling calves, 18s toll& ; and quarter-old store pigs, 20s to 26s each. The total imp3rts of foreign stocx into London, last week, amounted to 6,539 head. In the corresponding week in 1863, we received 3,961—in 1862, 1,398—in 1861, 1,964 —in 1860, 3,570 —in 1859, 1,704—in 1858, 294 head. IMPORTS INTO LONDON LASS WEEK. From Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs. Rotterdam .... 289 .. 397 .. 248 .. 21 Harlingen .... 485 .. .. 13 .. -- Hamburg . 12 .. 2960 .. . Amsterdam.... 80u10gne...... Bremen oo • • --- • • --- • • . • Dordt.. BB .. 292 .. .• • • Nieu Diep •• • --- • • • • Antwerp. 45 .. .. 34 .. Ostend lO3 .. 626 .. 33 .. 425 Calais -- • • 20 .. 96 Oporto - Dunkirk. .. 90 .. 20 Total .... 1010 .. 1764 .. 8 .. 319 .. 375 The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as follows : Beasts. Sheep. Lambe. Calves. Pigs. 1863...... 699 .. 2,972 260 1812 .. 91 .. 1,026 281 .. 1861 749 .. 1,011 .. 167 .. 37 1860 1859 203 .. 1,282 .. 129 .. 1858 2OO .. 94 .. A statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of fat stock exhibited and sold in the great metropolitan cattle market, on Monday, March 9, 1863, and this day. Monday, March 7, 1864. Per 81b. to sink tho offal. March 9, 1863. Coarse and inferior beasts 3 4to 3 6 Second quality do 3 8 4 0 Prime !arge oxen 4 2 4 6 Prime Soots, &c... 4 8 410 Coarse and inferior sheep Second quality do. Prime coarse-woolled do 5 0 5 8 Prime Southdown do. .. 510 6 0 Lambs Large coarse calves Prime small do. Large hogs Neat small porkers 4 6 4 8 Beasts Sheep and lambs Calves March 7, 1864. 3 6to 3 10 40 4 4 46 4 8 410 5 0 310 4 4 46 5 2 54 5 8 510 6 0 00 0 0 40 4 8 410 5 0 36 4 0 42 4 6 4,430 Pigs 350 SUPPLIES ON SALE, March 10, 1862.—8 i sheep, 16,450—calves, 133—pigs, 340. MARCH 11, 1861.—Beasts, 4,130. —sheep, 1E 74--pigs, 380. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. BOROUGH HOP. 1 The supply of English hop; on 15110 here has not in creased, and the show of foreign samples is but moderate Nearly all qualities command a steady sale, and last week's currency is well supported. Tho import, last week, amounted to 229 bales for Antwerp; 156 Bremen; 17 Hamburg; 13 Ostend ; 50 Rotterdam; 4 Calais; 19 Boulosno, and 100 bales from New York. Mid and East Kents 15 Os to £9 10; per cwt. Weald of Kents 3 Os to 778 1, Susses Bavarian 5 5s to 8 8s „ Belgian American .......... f 5s to 6 12s SEEPS. Cloverseed is in moderate request, and prices rule very firm. Linseed and rapeseed sre held at extreme rates. Other seeds are a slow sale. For cakes there is a steady demand, and previous quotations are well supported. Turnip, Whi te,p. bus.l ls to 14s Carraway 22s 26, Swede —s —s Coriander l2s 16s Mustard, Brown .. 10e 133 Bernpseed, per qr 4os 42s White, Tares, Spring....4s Od 4e ed Crushing Old per quarter - 6 -s Baltic — 9 -s Canary, per quarter 52s tits Odessa Rye grass, new 22s 24s Linseed Cake. p ton —s -8 Clover, Red Eng., et. —s English .£9los.£lo sa White Foreign Red.... 449 503 Rape Cakes& t0n.f..5 Os £6 Os White. 50e 51 3 Eapeset.d,new,pr qr 02s 058 Trefoil, new 228 27s TALLOW. Increased firmness is apparent in the tallow trade to-day, and a further advance has taken place in the currency. P.Y.C. is quoted at 418 per cwt on the spot. Rough fat commands 2s ljd per Blbs. Towa tallow is worth , 108 Gd net cash. Particulars. 1850. 18M 1 1862. 1863. 1864. --- - --- Stock this day.... 31.875 71.847 142.64) 4.577 57.049 Price of Y.C.. ' 1 8959.1 to 59s 6 1 t 0,16591 to 43&91 to 11 s Od to -6 Od 60s Od —s Od —s d —s Od Delivery last week t 1,023 843 1,666 911 2,152 Ditto from June 1 67,918 06,232 100,083 65,1 , 62 61,374 Arrivals last week 1;f7I 1,615 2,425 1,132 873 Ditto from June 1 1 90,712 110,985 86.971 73,462 80,576 Prize of Town .... 60s 3d Os 3d 48s 6d 45s Vd 43s Od COAL M Film of Coal per Ton at d. Lambert's West Hart- ley 14 6 Wylam 17 0 Cowpen Hartley 14 9 West Hartley 15 0 Holywell 17 0 Walls End. Hatton .. 18 6 South Iletton 18 G Gosforth l5 6 Ships at market SHIPWRECKS, - 4-- - CARNSORE, CO. WEXFORD. Saturday Night. At a late hour yesterday morning (reports Dr. Waddy) intelligence was received of a large vessel being ashore on the Long Bank, about seven or eight N.N.E. of this place. The weather was very thick, and rainy, and the wind was blowing fresh from S.S.E. The lifeboat of the National Institu tion, stationed at Carsore, was at once launched, and proceeded to the scene of the wreck, and arrived there about noon, after having passed through some very high seas, particularly off Greenore Point, and the south end of the Long Bank. The vessel had British colours flying, and the lifeboat ran close to her through a tremendously heavy sea which was breaking over the ship half-mast high. On arriving alongside she was found to be abandoned. It was impossible for the boat to rEturn to her station, directly against the sea, wind, and flood tide, and she was accord ingly beached at Whitehouse. The surf here was very heavy, but the landing was safely performed, with the loss of a boathook only. The wrecked vessel proved to be the ship Desert Flower, of and from Liverpool to Calcutta, with 2,000 tons of coals on board. The crew, consisting of 27 men, had managed to reach the shore in theirown boats, with the exception of the chief mate and carpenter, who were unfortunately drowned while leaving the ship This lifeboat, which was the gift of a benevolent lady to the National Institution, was instrumental about two years since in rescuing 19 persons from the wrecked barque Guyana, of Glasgow. KINGSGATE, Sunday Night. _ The following is the report of the coxswain o the Kingsgate lifeboat belonging to the National Lifeboat Institution : s' About 9 p.m. on the night of the sth inst., the Coastguardman on duty saw a vessel ashore on Whiteness rocks. It was then blowing strongly E.N.E., with a heavy surf on the shore, very thick fog and very dark, with rain. On the first intima tion being given to me, I sent for horses and took the lifeboat to Jose Gap, manne d her with Coast guardmen, and proceeded t o th e vesse l, which proved to be the smack Ann and Eli za b e th, of Whitstable, from Shoreham, bound to Whitetable, with oysters. When we arrived alongside, the vessel's crew refused to leave her, as the tide was e bbing, and they considered that they were i n no i mme diate danger. Some time afterwards the vessel dried, and the master of the vessel waked on shore. The number of the crew, including master, was six men. I left two of the lifeboat's crew on board, and we returned to Kingegate Bay with the boat a short time after midnight, wet th roug h. The lifeboat behaved very well on the occ as i on . The smack has not gone to pieces, but I don't know what damage she sustained this high tide, as there is a heavy sea on the rock while lam writing. —I am, &c. " JAMES DEARMAN, Coxswain. "To Captain Isacke, Honorary Secretary of the Kingsgaie Branch of the National Lifeboat Institution." SHIPPING—This Day. LoN.DoN, March 7.—Wind this day at noon—South- West; blowing a strong breeze, and cloudy weather. PENZANCE, March 6.—Wind N.E.--Arrived—Arena. muds, from Rio Janeiro. QUEENSTOWN, March 6.—Wind E.- -Arrived—Annie Scott, from Pernambuco. Sailed—Anua Dorothea, for Bombay. CARDIFF, March 6.—Wind N . E. — Arrived—Joseph and Maria, from Bilboa, Sailed—Beatrice, for Hong Kong.— Orion, for Nassau. tumns, March s.—Wind S .E. — Arrived—Riensi, from Bilboa. _ FALMOUTII, March 6.—Wind S .W. — A.rrrivod—Anne t from Swansea for Gibraltar. _ COWES, March 6.—Wind S•W'" — Sailed--Indiana, for Mauritius. PLYMOUTH, March 6.—Win d S .W. - -Arrived— Cam brian, screw steamer, from Southampton, and p rocee d e d f or the Cape of Good Hope. CROOKHAVEN, Match 6.--Arrived—North . American, steamer, from Portland, U.S. (nr xLECTRIO TEL E GRAPH.) FLTMOUTH, Mo n d ay , 10 a.m. Tho iron ship Boaumaris Cas tlo, Captain Lobertson, 1,500 tons, from Glasgow, with iron railw a y pr ospers f or Madras, and the bark Rardolph, Captain Taylor, from London for the Coped Good llope, put into the Sound last night. The Beaumaris Castle is chartered to brizng home tro , ps from India. The schooner Devon, from Labrador, arrived this morning. Or MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Monday Morning. Arrived, March 6—Johanna, from Aarhuus—Pursuit, from Le Vivicr—X. L., from Dunkirk. DEAL, Monday Morning. Anchored—Susan, for Antigua—En glanda's Beauty, for Swansea—Perseverance, for Nantes— -Spes Nostros, for Buenos Ayres—Maria Ledounnea, for 1 laYonne—Alice, for Reggiski—all from London; Sea Star, from Adelaide, for London. Puse.ed— Snowdrop, from St. Michaorn for Hull. In accordance with instructions received at Chat ham from the War Office, all non-commissioned officers of Royal Artillery hording the appointment of sergeant majors of Volunteer Artillery corps, under ,the recent Volunteer regulations, are to be clothed and equipped in the same way as, sergeant majors of the Brigades of Royal Artillery.' ARK Et t the oboe of the market. ;s. d Walls End. Ha5we11...... South Hartlepool.... .. 17 3 Trimdon Hartlepool...lB 3 Kelloe .. l7 6 South Kelloe 17 6 [lough Hall 1 7 6 Riddell Hartlepool lB 3 Harton 15 6 )t 40; sold, 25. AUSTRIA AND GALICIA. A letter dated Vienna, March 1, says :—Yesterday morn ing the state of siege was proclaimed in Galicia and Cracow, and at the same time Count Mensdorf pub'ished ordinances to the following effect. The civil authorities are subordi nated to the military commander of the kingdom of Galicis. The courts-martial have to administer justice on the basis of the civil laws whenever they are in accordance with the military laws and with the military mother] of procedure in criminal cases. Thus persons guilty of high treason mispri sion of treason, offences against members of the Imperial family, rebellion, sedition, murder, or disturbance of the public peace will be punished according to laws contained in certain paragraphs of tho civil code. The military authorities are also charged to proceed against all persons who may offend against the laws for tho regulation of the public press. Tho commander of the forces in Galicia is empowered to commute punishment, or even to grant a full pardon, if the persen convicted be not sentenced to mire than ono year's im prisonment. Ho has also the power temporarily to suspend the appearance of periodical papers, or altogether to sup press them. The new laws relative to the personal liberty of the subject and to the inviolability of his domicile aro suspended. In the ecurtse of the day—yesterday—an order was issued for a general delivering up of arms to the police authorities in Galicia within a fortnight, and that under pain of heavy fines and imprisonment. Persons attempting to conceal weapons of war (Eriegswafen) and ammunition are to pay a fine of 1,00011., or to be closely imprisoned for one year. Government of eials and persons wearing the national (Polish) costume will be allowed to retain their side-arms. All foreigners sojourning in Galicia are to pre sent themselves to the police authorities within 48 hours, and to obtain permission to remain in the country. Tho Ministerial General Correspondence assures the lieges that the majority of the inhabitants of Galicia will rejoice that the "state of siege" has been proclaimed, but the independent organs of the press seem to think that the measure will afford satisfaction to no one but the Russians and their friends and the coadjutors in Prussia. The assurance has repeatedly been given me that the rela tions between Austria and Russia have undergone no change, but now and then I have misgivings on the sub ject. Two days ago a certain Count Bludoff came here, and after having had interviews with Count Rechberg and with Baron von Manteuffel, he left for Berlin. On the 28th of February troops were sent by special train from Cracow to Tarnow and Czarna, from which places they will proceed to Jaslo and Ducla. The last montionod town is close to the Hungarian frontier, but it is not probable that there is a secret understanding between the revolutionists in Galicia and the Ultras in Hungary. The character of the Poles and of the Hungarians is so dissimilar that they never have been able to get on well together. Both nation alities are very brave,but I believe courage to be almost the only quality which they havo fn common. Almost all the Austrian troops have gradually been withdrawn from the Russo-Galician frontier and sent south, that is towards Hungary. A cones" . ondent of ono of the Vienna papers attributes the falling back of the Austrians to the advance tf the Russians, who now have 125,000 men on the Galician frontier. Tho Polish chief Jezioranski, who distinguished himself at the beginning of the revolution in Poland, has been sent by the Austrians to Kulstein, a fortress in the Tyrol. Baron von Manteuffel is still here, and here he is likely to remain for some time, as his mission is one of the highest importance. It appears that Prussia is much afraid of France, and wishes to be prepared for all contingencies. Baron Manteuffel is exceedingly reserved to the diplomatic world, but still some of its members profess to show that King William offers to guarantee to the Emperor his Italian possessions if he will promise to render assistance to Prussia should she be attacked on the Rhine. Baron Manteuffel is also trying to persuade Count Rechberg to go in boldly for Schleswig, as the minor German States would readily co-operate with tho two great Powers, if tho latter were to insist on the total separation of both duchies (Holstein and Schleswig) from Denmark. Men in office still ray that Austria requires no more from Denmark than her consent to a personal union with the duchies, and I believe they speak the truth, for it is evident that a Power which has been obliged to place three of its moat important provinces under martial law must wish to put an end to a war from which it cannot possibly derive benefit. Of the Hungarians we hear little, but it is known to me that the personal union theory, as upheld by the Aus trian Government, is by no means unacceptable to them. Great distress prevails in all parts of Hungary, and the tillers of the soil are well nigh starved, because the Govern ment distributes the money voted by the lteichsrath with such a sparing hand. A few days ago M. von Plener sent another million of florins to the Imperial authorities at Pesth; but so small a sum can bring no lasting alleviation to the sufferings of the distressed peasants. In some parts of the Banat people have died of starvation, in the strict sense of the word, The minor German Governments are recovering from their political intoxication, and even Baron von lieust is more manageable than he was a few days ago. Hanover openly goes with the great Powers, and Hesse Darmstadt is beginning to display an inclination to follow her example. Dr. Schuselka, the proprietor and editor of the weekly paper called the Reform, has lost his scat in the Lower Austrian Diet, as ho was sentenced to a week's imprison ment for allowing an article which was displeasing to the prosecutor for the Crown to be inserted in his paper. Schu selka, who is a Liberal, was yesterday re-elected, but ho will not be allowed to sit in the Diet, because he "having been punished for offence against the law of the land," has for feited his civil rights. Tho public is highly indignant at the conduct of the Government, and accuses it of having got rid of its talented opponent in a "cowardly" way. Lieutenant-General von Gablens is sorely afflicted with the cacoelltes scribendt, and 1 yesterday heard it remarked by one of his superiors that ho would do well to use his pen more sparingly. About 100 of the soldiers wounded in Schleswig arrived hero yesterday, and the majority of them have to-day been sent on to Styria. PRICE OF BREAD.—The prices of wheaten broad in the metropolis are from 6id to 7d; of household ditto. sfd to 6d. S3lllO bakers are selling at from 4id to 6cl per 41b loaf weighed on delivery. SACRED HARMONIC SOCIETY, Ex ETER-HALL.— Handers "Judas Maccabous" will bo performed on Friday next, March llth—lsladamo Ituclersdorff, Miss Banks, Miss Julia Elton, Mr. Sims Reeves, Mr. Cummings, and Mr. sundry, principal vocalists. NATIONAL LIFEBOAT INSTITIITION.—Mrs. M. A. Hopkins and Miss Hopkins, the widow and daughter of the lato Mr. it. W. Hopkins, of Pieston, have presented to this institution £250 to station a lifeboat at Blackpool, Lan• cashire, in perpetuation of the memory of deceased. TUE POPE AND HIS VISITOns.—A correspondent of the Tops gives the following details respeoting the cere monial at audiences granted by the Pope:—" After passing through the ante-chambers you aro introduced to the Pope's presence. His Holiness sits at the end of the room, under a canopy, on a small throne, raised one stop from the floor, in an arm chair of velvet and gold, with a writing-table be fore him. You kneel at the door, again in the middle of the room, and a third time just before you reach the throne. Tho Pope presents his foot and you kiss the white * slipper, where a gold cross is placed. You remain kneeling until his Holiness motions you to rise. Tu men of the world the sign is made instantly, and the conversation takes place stand ing. To religious persons, monks, and oven secondary prelates, the sign to rise is frequently not made at all, and they speak while still kneeling. Some high per sonagee also speak with the Pope while kneeling; M. de !anode always does, though so intimate with Pius IX. There is nothing extraordinary in this here, for I have seen nuns kneeling before their confessor for a whole half hour. It is an Oriental usage, which is common in the reli gious world at Rome and seems to shock nobody. Some times, indeed, persons squat down familiarly on their heels. Cardinals and bishops kiss the L'ope's hand, and sit on a gilt s t o ol. Some French bishops insist on kissing his foot. No lady is admitted to an audience, except Queens and Prin cesses, with their Ladies of llonour. As to other ladies, the Pope meets them in the gallery or gardens, not in the apart • ments. The toilet for ladies, of whatever rank, is black with a veil. Mon take off their gloves. The lope remains seated withcardinals and bishops. He rises to receive princes and princesses. For Kings he advances to the middle ot tho room and receives them there. For Emperors he goes as far as the ante. chamber, When the Pope returns the visit of Kings or Emperors etiquette requires them to come down to his carriage and open the door. It is a tradition that Popes are charming in their audiences, Everything is prepared to astonish and disconcert the visitor. One would say that the secretaries and chamberlains guard the majesty of God, The result is a mtrasting cfloct ; at the first smile of this venerable Divinity one's heart is deeply moved. Christina of Sweden could not refrain from tears in the presence of Alexander VII. rue famous Alexander VI. (B3rgia) was literally captivating. Ile had a frankness which was moat c harming. He gave a public audience every Thursday. was very handsome for an old man. Gregory XV 1., though of morose memory, was enchanting. As for Pius IX., everybody on retiring from the audience exclaims, He is an angel I' Never was there a Pope of a more amiable disposition." The standard for recruits for the infantry has boon lowered by an inch, namely, sft. sin, from 17 to 25. The standard for the Marines remains as at present, at sft. 5i in. for lads from 18 to 20, and at sft. 7in. for thoeo above 20 years of ago. The accounts from the manufacturing districts for the past week have been of a rather less satis• factory character. At Manchester only limited transactions have been reported in both cloth and yarns, although symptoms of improvement have been generally apparent. In tho woollen districts, viz., at Leeds, Bradford, Halifax, and Huddersfield, the operations have been limited, and confined almost exclusively to spring fabrics. At Leicester and Nottingham there has been rather more aotivity in the hosiery departments, while in the hardware districts of Birmingham, Sheffield, and Wolver hampton there has been little change of impor %no. 17;840 163 460 its, 3,760 3,310--calves, Moderate supplies of town and country-killed meat are on sale at these markets. To-day, the trade generally is dull, and prices are rather drooping. Per 81b. by the carcase. said Inferior beef .. 3 0 3 4 Middling do. .. 3 6 3 8 Prime large do. 3 10 4 0 Do. small do. .. 4 0 4 2 Large pork .... 3 2 3 10 Inferior mutton. 3 6 3 8 edid Middlingmutton 3 10 4 2 Prime do 4 4 4 6 Veal Small pork Lamb BOROUGH AND SPITALFIELDS. These markets continuo to be well supplied with home grown potatoes. Good and fine qualities command a tolerably steady sale at about previous rates, otherwise, the trade is very dull, at our quotations. There were no im ports into London last week. Yorkshire Regents Flukes Rocks Forth, Forfar, and Fife Regents 60s to 80e per ton. 85s to 95e „ 408 to 555 „ 555 to 708 ~ 40e to 65e „ 60e to 808 ~ Rocks Kent and Essex Regents WOOL. The public sales of colonial wool commenced on Thurs day last, and are progressing with considerable animation. Up to the present time there has been a good attendance of buyers from Yorkshire, and they have purchased all de scriptions freely, at the extreme rates current last series to id per lb advance. The improvement is chiefly confined to Western Cape produce and to now Sydney tl.eces, both of which have coma to hand in good condition, For the Con tinent and America very few transactions have, as yet, taken place, foreign holies having, for the most part, been thinly represented. The following is the latest statement of arrivals to the current sales : Bales. New South Wales and Queensland Victoria Tasmania South Australia 10,063 New Zealand Cape Total 49,230 In the English wool trade, by private contract, there has, since we last wrote, been increased firmness, particularly in long descriptions, which, owing to the limited supply on offer, have commanded rather more money. At Liverpool a demand has sprung up for wool for shipment to New York. SPORTING NOTES. THE LIVERPOOL SPRING MEETING, There was a great improvement in the Notti ng h am meeting over Lincoln, both in regard to the fields and the quality of the animals. The result of the races threw no light on future events. The Derby meeting was only remarkable for the additional support awarded to Bantam in consequence of the easy victory of her stable-companion, Chamado, in the Midland Steeplechase. The Liverpool Spring meeting, which commences to morrow, has a greater number of horses engaged than ever It has had on any previous year—thanks to the energetic efforts of Mr. Topham, the respected lessee. The Liverpool Spring Cup is the most important event to be decided to-morrow. Mr. Merry has both Costa and the Knave engaged, and if he moans to commence business thus early, the race lies at his mercy with whichever he may choose to do battle for him. In the absence of the above two, I shall look to The Monk or Warminster to furnish the winner. The Tyro Stakes will bo carried off by Sloth if Lord Stamford pulls bim out. The Liverpool Steeplechase will be decided on Wednes day, for which a large field it expected, which will bo made up from the following : Age et lb Age at lb Emblem a 12 8 Tolurno Reporter Thomastown a 12 0 Portland a 10 12 Arbury Sir William Sinking Fund .... a 11 10 West•end Jerusalem Medora Harry (French) .. a 11 8 Rockley .... a 10 10 Bantam a 11 6 Real Jam Wee Nell Leonidas The Czar Serious Case a 11 3 Ilartha Romeo Amy Bantam has been the ruling favourite for the last few weeks, and has been selected by almost every prophet in London as the winner of the great race; but, great horse as he is, as well as being one of the most accomplished fencers, ho shall not have my confidence on the present occasion, altkough he was my selection last week when at Bto 1. No doubt he will very likely start first favourite, but, as Lord Dandreary would say, "That's no reason he should win." Emblem carries the top weight, but will give way to her stable companion Emblematic, who will carry Lord Coventry's money, and if she meets with no accident in the race and runs up to her trial, I shall fully expect the judge to hoist her number as the winner. Romeo ran third for this race in 1862, carrying Bst 121 b. A slight demonstration was made in his favour in the City on Saturday, and he ought to bo kept harmless. Wee Nell is a good jumper, and will take a great deal of beating, and the same may be said of Jerusalem, who seems to be the trusted of the stable, now that Sinking Fund has been knocked out. Portland's party think the race " all over but shouting," tkough I do not think ho can quite win. Real Jam has been backed in earnest since his victory in the hurdle race last week at Derby, and ought to finish forward. The French division will be represented by Harry, who is almost sure to get honourable mention in tho first three. Bell's Life, Martha, andahe Czar aro also formidable for places. My final impression is that the Grand National Steeple- chase will be won by either EMBLEMATIC, JERUSALEM, or WEE NELL, and I expect when the numbers go up that .ho judge will place Emblematic 1 Weo Nell 2 Harry A FRESH MAN: ARRIVALS AT LIVERPOOL. The following horeoa had arrived up to last night : Thomaetown, O'Connell, Earl of Douglas, Topsy, Nationa Petition, and Brian O'Lynno. RACING FIXTU: MAN rliliS FOR 1884. RM. Liverp00l Shrewsbury Doncaster Spring Warwick .. 16 Ar Durham Northampton 29 Catterick 3O Croxton-park 1 Edinburgh Spring 2 Abergavenny b Think 6 IL. Epsom Spring Newmarket Craven Newmarket First Spring 25 Chester York Spring Salisbury l2 Bath Ju Manchester Harpenden 2O Epsom 24 Ascot _7_ Hampton l6 Newton Odihrun Bibury Stockbridgo yu Chelmsford 2B New Forest Hunt 2B No weastlo-on-Tyne Woreestvr (Summer) 30 Ipswich Newmarket July Carlisle Abingdon Liverpool July Stamford l4 Pontefract Nottingham Winehoater l9 Southampton .. 2O Chesterfield Goodwood Bright on 2 Brighton Club Lew' 5 Reading Egham Oxford lB Yarmouth SErTE Weymouth 1 Warwick September 6 Leicester 8 Doncaster .. Brecon .. 19 York August 23 Plymouth Derby 3O Lichfield 3O Stocktcn Devon and Exeter Richmond Monmouth 22 Manchester Autumn NewmarketFirst October 27 Oc-ri 11BEIL. North&Dorton .. 6 Newmarket Second Oct 10 Gloucester Newmarket Houghton 24 !CIE% Worcester Autumn .... 30 Fora Shrewsbury Autumn .. 14 Leamington & War. Hunt 22 STEEPLECHASING FIXTURES FOR 1864. /kiAncn. Grand Military (Rugby Hunt) l4 ArRIL. Aborgavenny .. 6 NOVEMBER. Leamington and Warwickshire Hunt 22 GOLD AND SILVER IN 1864.—Under this title M. Bordet, Master of Requests at the Council of State, publishes an interesting article in this fortnight's Revue Contemporaine, showing that the increase of the pre cious metals is far from being the only cause of the rise in price of the necessaries of life. In the 16th century wheat rose from 7 to 16 fr per hectolitre, this rise coinciding with the conquest of America: but from 1650 to the present day, the average price of whoat has varied very little, not withstanding the enormous influx of Californian gold which, if it has any great influent*, has had ample time, since 1818, to reveal it. Now, in 1818, the 'average price of wheat was 19f. 59a.; that of the 16 years which have elapsed since then is 21f. 100„ that is 7} per cent. morel while economists predicted that it would rise at least 20 per cent. It is true that the prices of other commodities have risen considerably—on cattle, meat, cheese, butter, and eggs, it exceeds 80 per cent.—on wine, oil, and spirits, the rise varies betwou 60 and 100 per cent. ; colonial pro duce has suffered no groat variation, but linen and cotton have risen 100 per cont., hemps and silk from 30 to 60 per cent.—but metals and coal which, between 1850 and 1857 had risen GO and 12 per cent. respectively, have since fallen again to below the prices of 1850. Again, in manufactures generally, the rise is scarcely perceptible; nay, there has been a considerable fall in paper, porcelain, iron machinery, chouricd produce, mercury, sugar, furniture, do. Now , in those articles which have experienced a rise, the latter may be easily explained, without any recourse to the influx of gold and silver. The rise in cotton is owing to the civ it war in America—that of hemp in 1855 and 1856 to the Russian war, the rise in other articles }wooded. from bad harvests, increase of population, and of public wealth —and gold has only contributed to the ris e in so far as it has created now centres of consumpti on for Euro p ean manu factures. In Franco, as well as in En g land, the rise reached its maximum in 1856, under the combined effects of war and bad harvests—sinee then, prices have tended rather to diminish than otherwise. The rise in cattle and animal :produce had began before 1848, and is therefore owing to causes utterly foreign to the influx of the pre- cious metals. THE DANIsII RELIEF FUND IN LIVERPOOL.--The cause of the Danish Relief Fund is making rapid Frog! Liverpool. An inf luential committee has been or poin progress in w and subscriptions ha ve b een received from seve ral of the leading houses. A considerable addition was made to the subsoription list yesterday, and the total subscribed in Liverpool up to last evening amounted to about £6OO. THZ ALABAMA.—.A Washington despatch of the 19th ult. to the New York :Iribune says :—" The last trustworthy intelligence fixes the pirate Alabama at the dock at Amoy on the 17th of January. The United State 3 steamer Wyoming, Captain M'Dougal, was also there, and the United States ship Jamestown was daily expected. The navy department feels confident that the Alabama Will never leave port, and it is nut impossible that she will be deetro)ed at that place." STATE OF GREECE, A letter from Athens, dated Feb. 16, says " The memorandum of the lonian Treaty has arrived. The Minister of Foreign Affairs has an nounced this to the Assembly, bat at the present time very reasonably limits his information to stating that many of the objectionable eauses in the first one have been remedied. A semi-official piper hero states that the neutrality o f the soil is limited to the islands of Corfu and Pesos; and, as regards the forts, the entire subject will be left to the discretion of Enu.. land. The other articles of the Treaty, such as the fig, the treaties of commerce, &0., are questions of time; and, in fact, it is said that in 40 days at the furthest the annexation will be an accomplished feet. "The Assembly has declared the Municipal Conncil as abolished by the revolution. It has authorised the Government to issue Treasury bonds to the extent of 2,000,000 of drachmas at three and six months date, bearing 8 per cent. in terest. The National Bank will discount these bonds, being guaranteed by the emery stone at the island of Naxos. At the expiration of the time men tioned the Government will be in a positiontotakeLA up the bonds. With respect to the B u d get of 18u4 it has been reported publicly that it was submitted to the Assembly by the Ministry, without being submitted to Count Sponneck or to the King ; communicatioa made to one of the local journ a l s pretends in consequence that whatever may b e the result of the project the Count it free from all responsibility. The general opinion, however, ap pears to be that the Ministry was not obliged to consult either the King or the Count, and the com munication has been simply made from interested motives. " The small pox has made great ravages at Thebes and in teeny other places on the mainland. Winter is disappearing. Brigandage happily is diminishing. His Majesty occasionally honours by his presence the Hellenic drama ; the last piece, which was very well represented, was ' The Cap. ture of Ipsara.' " A letter from Corfu, dated Feb. 15, says : " The wet weather we have had here up to within the last few days has somewhat retarded the operations for dismantling the fortifications, but, with the return of fine weather, the works are again being steadily prosecuted. In Vido and Forts A brain and Neuf shafts are being sunk and galleries driven for the reception of the charges for blowing them up, and these forts already begin to have an air of desolation. At Fort Neuf the sea detencos only aro to be destroyed. The clearance thus effected will afford the opportunity for continuing the road from the market and Custom-house, in front of the harbour, to the suburb of Manduchio, which is only now to be reached from this portion of the town by a long detour round the land side of the fort. The scheme has been talked of for some time, and if carried out it will be a great improvement. Few guns are now remaining in Fort Neuf; in Fort Abram there were none mounted ; but I believe the armament was nearly ready to be sent out from England; shot, shell, and stores of all descriptions are being removed for shipment. "As time wears on speculation is rife as to the period when the British troops will be withdrawn, I understand that the beads of the various depart ments have received a semi-official notice that all matters connected with the evacuation are to be completed by the 2d of April. " I have on a former occasion referred to the fact of the falling off of the receipts of the Custom. house since annexation of the islands with Greece was decided upon. The usual average receipts had been about £6,000 a month. Up to the present time this month they have reached about £BOO, and as no further imports of any extent are expected, the gross receipts for this month aro not likely to exceed £l,OOO. TRAFFIC RECEIPTS FOR THE WEEK. Mies Opened. Reoeipts. Railways. ~.i._........_v____....._ 1864. 1863. " 1804. 1863; , 4 £ fielfast and N. Counties 136 136 1,719 1.826 Belfast and County Down 49 49 608 865 Blyth and Tyne 2B 28 1,087 1,640 Bristol and Exeter l2l/ 1214 6,119 6,437 Caledonian Cookcrmouth& Workington Bl 81 2;8 283 Cork and Bandon 2O 20 207 317 Cork, lilackrock, & Passage Ol 8 112 152 Cork and loughal Cornwall 854 63 1,351 1,125 Deeside l7 17 V.l 231 Dublin & Wilful. J unction ... Dublin and Drogheda 76 8 3 1,398 1,425 Dublin and Meath Dub, & Wicklow and Wexld 9ll 481 1,899 1.615 Edinburgh and QlasgoW 1691 164 7,863 7.002 Furness, du3 5O 5 ; 3,170 2,795 Glasgow & South-Western GLEastern,Nrik.,&E.Union 6413 644 26,059 24,258 Great Northern 353 351 30,494 27,710 Great North of Scotland 6B 68 1,489 1.807 tit. Northn. & Westn.(lrel.) 7ll 7 1 8 409 428 ULSouthn. & Westn.(lrind.) 3731 329 0,769 8846 Great Western 10561 10561 64,724 62.607 Inverness at Aberdeen Juno B6# 8 6 1 958 967 Inverness & Perth Junction 1191 - 1,012 - Irish North-Western 145 145 1,667 1,047 Lancashire& Yorkshire 402 395 31,830 31,060 Limerick and Ennis. Limerick and Foynes 2B 26 82 69 ',lmlay & 461 46 540 601 London North-Western London and Blackwall 6 6 1,643 1,630 London & South-Western Loud. Brighton. &S. Coast 261 261 1 2, 3 07 1 4. 22 London, Chatham, .k Dover, 72 72 3,475 2nu 1)o. Metropolitan Extension 10 6 1,790 300 Lond., Tilbury, & Southend 31 an.,Sheflield,&Linoolnsh Manch. S.J un.& A I trincham 1,102 3,063 Maryport and Carlisle 2B 28 3,5.5 1.283 Metropolitan Midland (incl. N.-Western) 641 416; 12,478 28,061 Midland Gt. Westn. of !rind 2591 2591 :3,640 6,313 Monkland 7ll 711 1,605 1,631 Monmouthsh. Rail& Canal 44 44 1,047 2,101 North British, Edin., Perth and Dundee N-Eastern and Stock. & DarL 1095 North London 9 North Staffordshire 264 Oswestry and Newton... 6O Ithymney l9l St. II elen's Canal& Railway 62 Scottish Central Scottish North-Eastern .. 138 Somerset and Dorset oo South Devon South-Eastern 306 Taff' Vale 57 Ulster Vale of Clwyd Vale of Neat!' 321 Waterford and Kilkenny lll Waterford and Limerick 77 West Cornwall 271 IV. II artlepool 11 arbr. & Rail. Vrhaven,Cleator,& Egrnint 7 Whitehaven *Junction l3 W hitehaven & Furness Jun 35 FOREIGN AND COLONIAL. Antwerp and Rotterdam 62 62 Austrian B2B 628 Belgian Eastern J unction . Bombay, liaroda,& C'en. India 165 167 Buffalo and Lake lluron l6ll 361 Detroit and Milwaukie 169 189 Dutch Menial; Eastern Bengal .. llO 1 in Easton; of I. rano,. East Indian Grand Trunk of Canada lO9O 1 950 Great Indian Peninsula 5 3 405 Great Luxembourg 334 134 Great Southern of India Great Western of Canada 646 315 417 47 Madras .. S ar"I" &A 1 i r "n r li t . ' " Itt81:. 14';013) Madrid, Northern of Canada .....• Northern 41 41 48 4 484 (Nillarirtorliuseal,Lnlydaono.n:Thart&inumak.m..i.t.,...... 1(114 1494 d f . ( 1: . r ` r F a ; . n . . . . . . . . . ..:: ........... .. .. .. .. 7; 55 0 1 61: 2946 0 l'ernambuo o ............... • • 774 . 196 .... Roya l Danish ............ 69 69 Sambre and )reuse 6B South Austrian ...... .. W and .of Prance ...... 032 813 Iss3v;o,sthoitireynirnandiNa.n!.w 4101 11,498 10.Q33 10791 51,004 17,7,11 9 3,1°8 3,04:3 254 8,425 7,616 42 1,107 699 191 917 868 62 2,202 2,075 89 4,366 4.213 188 4,995 4.803 391 857 350 754 3.020 2,865 806 14,783 14137 65 6,783 5,805 921 2,3;9 2,076 10 145 330 251 2,540 2.0:11 61 827 335 77 4,064 1,284 271 726 715 82 3,698 3.923 7 6d2 13 1.048 b 43 35 133 :VI 1,220 1.0.14 28,53! :13.',01 . 318 241 3,06 8 1,772 2.283 2,537 1,481 3,437 4,07 e 3,691 1,7k0 1,112 50,49 49 ,350 22,521 i % osl 18 . 1 b6 10,553 10,144 /4,162 1,0;3 4,053 61)5 491 14,013 13 .9 , 5 4,10'.03 4.003 15,5•59 15,631 1 ,732 1,071 as 637 315 311 109,022 110 811 58,004 57,684 1,590 1,605 1,326 1,408 24,158 ,22,718 9,503 9,33; 3,012 P 56 37,089 30,47 d MARSEILLES, 21Iarch 4.—Accounts from Con stantinople of the 25th ult. state that the Sultan has decided on visiting his African provinces, par ticularly Tunis. The Bey has already been in formed of the Sultan's intention. The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the United Danubian Principalities has addressed to his agents abroad a statement of the motives which led to the secularisation of the property of the monasteries. By suppressing, he observes, the right of mortmain. he has followed the elatnple of the other European States. _ _ Lieut.-Gon. T. R. Swinburne died at his residence, 13, Great Stuart-street, Edinburgh, on Monday last. The deceased, who had attained the ago of 67, en tered the army on June 24, 1813, and served with athnedFsiurbastevGueanoy in the Peninsula and South of France. Holland, un der Lord L y ne doch , France. lie served also in the campaign of 1816, including the battles of Quadra Bras and Waterloo. lie commanded a storming party at Peronne, and afterwards served N w v i a t s h the of yp of r r 0 Paris,occup a t i on a Id France. A series of Icoturos on mechanical subjects has lately been delivered to the officers of the Royal Artillery stationed at Shoeburynesp, by Profescor Polo, F,1t.8. IVBT. :MBER. 104 I 23 # 1 , Sti 97 8